Lot 672. A blue and white 'Crane and Deer' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate 6,000 — 8,000, USD. Lot sold 12,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.  

the ovoid body rising from a splayed foot to a waisted neck and flared mouth rim, boldly painted with a pair of deer emerging from an enclave of pine, bamboo, rockwork and lingzhi, a crane in flight amidst scrolled clouds above, the base inscribed with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark. Height 9 3/4  in., 24.8 cm

Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover (1874-1964), and thence by descent.
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hoover (1907-1993).
Chait Galleries, New York.
Collection of Benno Schmidt, Sr, and thence by descent.